Wounded Warriors In Action Foundation

Steve and I were just asked to become associates of the Wounded Warriors In Action Foundation and we couldn't be more honored. This is a great foundation that does wonders for the men and women it benifits. The 2 soliders Steve and I had the oppurtunity to meet, Brad Alexander and Jake Whipkey, are great men with great attitudes. When guys like those 2, that had so much taken from them can go about everyday life with positive attitudes and determination it makes you think that there is no way that I should ever walk around felling sorry for myself or want for more. These soliders gave there time, some gave limbs and some gave all..... for what? For us, so we can go about our everyday lives at peace. The least we can do is give a little bit of our time.

With that being said Abnaki Outdoors is going to be doing a few raffles and a banquet dinner with all the proceeds going to the WWIA. We don't have all the details written in stone but as of right now we will be raffling off a turkey hunt in Kentucky with our good friend Chuck at Kentucky Trophy Bucks and a turkey hunt in Illinois with our freinds at Corn Crib Outfitters! We are working on a few more hunts, hopefully some deer hunts. We are also getting a few things from our sponsors to give away as door prizes.

If this is something you might be interested in attending please email me at don@abnakioutdoors.com so we can get an idea of what type of venue we are going to need. Thanks!

Our last hunt of the season

Tommy and I skipped out of work early today to get one last crack at getting Tommy a bird. Our first set was fruitless so we packed it up and got back to the truck just as it started to rain, While we were waiting out the rain 6 jakes came out in the feild. Well I couldn't talk him in to taking his frustrations out on one of them so when it stopped raing we headed out to the far end of his property. Well that set didnt prove to be any better than our first set. We decided to pack up and do a little last ditch run n gun back to the truck as it was getting late about 7:30. As we were running and crow calling trying to strike up a gobble, we got on to respond. We took of like bats at of hell and tried to make up ground. We got a visual on him probablly 80 yards out but he was going the other way. I made a couple calls and it didn't seem to like that at all, he started to pick up the pace going away. We high tailed it ALL THE WAY across the property and got infront of him but we couldnt get set up in the exact spot that Tommy wanted because the bird kept pace with us and was closing in on us quick. He came to 80 yards and then started going away from us again. awe tried calling to him and he acted like a bird that has heard everything and lived on public land and was hunted hard all season. This bird had very limited pressure and was only hunted twice this whole season so I have no idea what his problem is. He is the most call and decoy shy bird I have ever seen! Well that's all for this turkey season I hope everyone else had a good season. We will be working on our deer DVD then our first turkey DVD. Hope you guys enjoy them.

Last Chance Bird

Went out this morning with Tommy and Corey. Corey was videoing for us and we had one of the best mornings of this SLOW season. We had a bird gobbling on the roost a couple hundred yards away. He never came in but we did have another bird come in. It came in on our left and we thought it was a hen because it waqs yelping it's head off. We made a few calls to it and it blew up into strut. Well this bird tested our patience and hung up out at 150 yards forever until we gave up on it and let it wonder off.
I ended up going up to our Washington county spot to give it on last shot. I had to pull my moultrie cameras and blind so why not do it today and get on last hunt in. Good thing I did, right after getting into the blind I had a hen come in and then saws another hen with a longbeard in tow. Those 2 birds where 200 yards up the ridge from me so I made a few calls and.......nothing didn't see them again until almost 2 hours later when they popped out from behind some trees about 80 yards away. The hen turned out to be a bearded hen that we have been seeing for 3 years now.She made her way down past me but the longbeard stayed 60 yards out and just strutted, spitting and drumming the whole time. I got good footage of him but he kept going behind a tree infront of the blind. Well I couldn't take it anymore so when he finally made his way into range I let him have it and tagged my second bird here in Maryland. This is the first year that I have tagged out in Maryland. That's all for turkey hunting for this year, Abnaki had a pretty good year I think that makes 11 birds down on film this year. Can't wait untill next year.

Corey Staples PA bird

My man Stapes and his dad Rob got it done up in PA. Stapes and his dad have been playing around with videoing for a little while and they got Abnaki a turkey kill on film this season. Stapes went with his dad to some public ground that Rob knew there were some longbeards roosted. Well as soon as the sun started to rise they had a bird gobbling on the roost. A few calls later this bird came on in and put on a show on for the camera and Stapes popped him. Congrats guys on your first kill for Abnaki. Hope you guys get many more!

Opening Day Maryland Bird

My son Hunter finally wanted to get up early and go turkey hunting with me. He picked a good day to go. We heard this bird gobble once on the roost then saw him going the other way about 200 yards away. A half an hour to 45 minutes later Hunter made a few calls on our new Coleman Game Calls glass over slate that Mitch and Curt sent us and this turkey was coming down the hill. Once he saw the decoys it was game over. He came running in and we smoked him. We got pretty good footage of him but he just started to step out of frame when I squeezed off the shot,but Hunter got to see his first turkey hit the ground and we had a great time. He had a 10" beard and 1" spurs.

Trip to Florida

Well my trip to Florida turned out to be more then buisness. On Wednesday night my plane was finally able to depart after a 2hr delay from the storms on the east coast. My condolinences go out to those who may have lost family or Friends in those storms.

I was able to get my buisness taken care of on Thursday and Friday allowing me to hit the lake before I returned back to Maryland. It all started as I hit the lake at 6:00am. The sun was just starting to crest, the fog was rolling off the lake, and you could hear the bass feeding. I knew it wouldn't be long and it wasn't before I had a fish in the boat. Caught 10 and missed at least 10. Over half the fish ranged from 2.5-3.5 pounds. At 9:30 they just turned off. I couldn't complain it was a great morning. My buddy Steve caught 4. He spent most of the time working the boat for me. What a friend. Flew out of Tampa at 6:00 last night returning home around 10:00. Glad to be back home with the family.